GUANGXI ARTS UNIVERSITY, or guangyi, is located in nanning, the capital of GUANGXI zhuang autonomous region. It is a full-time public institution of higher learning under the people's government of guangxi zhuang autonomous region. Is the People's Republic of China ministry of culture and the construction of colleges and universities, the people's government of the guangxi zhuang autonomous region is determined by ministry of education of the People's Republic of China national independent set of undergraduate art colleges and universities, is the 6 provinces (area) is a comprehensive art academy, one of the selected countries Midwestern university foundation ability construction projects, is approved by the ministry of education recommend excellent fresh graduate colleges and universities, an exemption study for a postgraduate qualification is a good level of colleges and universities, the ministry of education undergraduate education teaching evaluation is approved by the state has a bachelor's and master's degree award authority of the university, in 2013 approved for the construction of colleges and universities in guangxi doctoral degree.

Guangxi arts college was founded in 1938, the predecessor is modest and xu beihong, full Wu Bochao in guilin initiative "the capital of guangxi national basic school art teacher training", in 1958 the newly formed two schools were allowed to restoration and reconstruction of the guangxi zhuang autonomous region, guangxi YiZhuan, finished in 1960 guangxi YiZhuan renamed, guangxi arts college by promoted to become four-year-undergraduate universities in the school.

As of June 2018, the university has four campuses, including nanhu campus, xiangsi lake campus and west campus in nanning, and guilin campus in guilin, covering a total area of 660.63 mu. There are 16 teaching units, 1 art institute, 36 undergraduate majors, 37 undergraduate majors and 11 vocational majors. There are 14,959 full-time undergraduate students, postgraduate students and international students. As of December 2018, guangxi university of the arts has been rated as a social art level grading institution